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	Techmate Talent's Transformation: Building a 20k Tech Candidate Database with Gem

Techmate Talent's Transformation: Building a 20k Tech Candidate Database with Gem

Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Database Management & Storage Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Databases
Applicable Industries	Cement Equipment & Machinery
Applicable Functions	Procurement
Use Cases	Supply Chain Visibility Time Sensitive Networking
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Techmate Talent, a full-service search firm specializing in tech recruitment, faced several challenges in their sourcing and recruitment process. The team found sourcing from LinkedIn Lite frustrating due to the lack of visibility on who had been contacted for what roles, and the manual nature of follow-ups. They needed a way to tag and filter prospective candidates to surface the most suitable talent when sourcing for open roles. They also required down-funnel visibility to track how the talent they sourced was progressing in their clients' hiring funnels. Additionally, they needed an efficient way to remember to follow up with prospective candidates when asked to circle back at a later date. Read More
About Customer	Techmate Talent is a San Francisco-based talent search firm that specializes in helping technology companies hire top talent in demanding markets. The firm, co-founded by recruiting leaders Nathalie Pretzer and Alyssa Garrison, partners with early- to late-stage startups on their most demanding searches, including mid- to C-level engineering, product, and design roles. Techmate Talent also supports clients' recruiting operations and streamlines their strategies with comprehensive evaluations of systems and workflows. The firm has extensive experience in scaling engineering and product teams in various environments, improving processes, implementing new tools and systems, and bringing creative approaches to hiring challenges. Read More
Solution	Techmate Talent adopted Gem, a recruitment software, to overcome their challenges. The team now sources entirely from Gem for the first few months of a project, using the database of tech professionals they've built. Gem's custom fields allow the team to filter prospects by a wide range of attributes, ensuring they're reaching out to the right talent for their clients. With Gem's email integration, the team can make changes to a candidate's progress directly in the extension when a client CC's them in an update with a candidate, providing full visibility into where candidates are at each stage of the process. The team can also set follow-up reminders directly in the Gem extension, and add candidates directly to nurture campaigns that will auto-send at that time. Techmate Talent has built a database of over 20,000 tech professionals in Gem, which they use to source candidates, eliminating the need to start a search from scratch on LinkedIn. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Database Management & Storage

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Databases

Applicable Industries

Cement

Equipment & Machinery

Applicable Functions

Procurement

Use Cases

Supply Chain Visibility

Time Sensitive Networking

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Techmate Talent, a full-service search firm specializing in tech recruitment, faced several challenges in their sourcing and recruitment process. The team found sourcing from LinkedIn Lite frustrating due to the lack of visibility on who had been contacted for what roles, and the manual nature of follow-ups. They needed a way to tag and filter prospective candidates to surface the most suitable talent when sourcing for open roles. They also required down-funnel visibility to track how the talent they sourced was progressing in their clients' hiring funnels. Additionally, they needed an efficient way to remember to follow up with prospective candidates when asked to circle back at a later date.

About Customer

Techmate Talent is a San Francisco-based talent search firm that specializes in helping technology companies hire top talent in demanding markets. The firm, co-founded by recruiting leaders Nathalie Pretzer and Alyssa Garrison, partners with early- to late-stage startups on their most demanding searches, including mid- to C-level engineering, product, and design roles. Techmate Talent also supports clients' recruiting operations and streamlines their strategies with comprehensive evaluations of systems and workflows. The firm has extensive experience in scaling engineering and product teams in various environments, improving processes, implementing new tools and systems, and bringing creative approaches to hiring challenges.

Solution

Techmate Talent adopted Gem, a recruitment software, to overcome their challenges. The team now sources entirely from Gem for the first few months of a project, using the database of tech professionals they've built. Gem's custom fields allow the team to filter prospects by a wide range of attributes, ensuring they're reaching out to the right talent for their clients. With Gem's email integration, the team can make changes to a candidate's progress directly in the extension when a client CC's them in an update with a candidate, providing full visibility into where candidates are at each stage of the process. The team can also set follow-up reminders directly in the Gem extension, and add candidates directly to nurture campaigns that will auto-send at that time. Techmate Talent has built a database of over 20,000 tech professionals in Gem, which they use to source candidates, eliminating the need to start a search from scratch on LinkedIn.

Impact #1	The adoption of Gem has transformed Techmate Talent's recruitment process, making it more efficient and effective. The team no longer has to start a search from scratch on LinkedIn, saving significant time and effort. The ability to filter prospects by a wide range of attributes ensures they're reaching out to the right talent for their clients. The email integration provides full visibility into the candidate's progress, reducing the need for weekly updates. The team can also set follow-up reminders directly in the Gem extension, ensuring no potential candidate is missed. The send-on-behalf-of (SOBO) feature has resulted in higher response rates, improving the overall success of their outreach efforts. Overall, Gem has enabled Techmate Talent to build and maintain longer-term relationships with candidates, offering an experience that's more tailored to the candidate's priorities and career goals.

Impact #1

The adoption of Gem has transformed Techmate Talent's recruitment process, making it more efficient and effective. The team no longer has to start a search from scratch on LinkedIn, saving significant time and effort. The ability to filter prospects by a wide range of attributes ensures they're reaching out to the right talent for their clients. The email integration provides full visibility into the candidate's progress, reducing the need for weekly updates. The team can also set follow-up reminders directly in the Gem extension, ensuring no potential candidate is missed. The send-on-behalf-of (SOBO) feature has resulted in higher response rates, improving the overall success of their outreach efforts. Overall, Gem has enabled Techmate Talent to build and maintain longer-term relationships with candidates, offering an experience that's more tailored to the candidate's priorities and career goals.

Benefit #1	Built a database of over 20,000 tech professionals in Gem
Benefit #2	Can source entirely through Gem for the first two or three months of a project
Benefit #3	Significantly higher response rates with Gem's send-on-behalf-of (SOBO) feature

Benefit #1

Built a database of over 20,000 tech professionals in Gem

Benefit #2

Can source entirely through Gem for the first two or three months of a project

Benefit #3

Significantly higher response rates with Gem's send-on-behalf-of (SOBO) feature

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Techmate Talent's Transformation: Building a 20k Tech Candidate Database with Gem

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